Template: I still don't get it

[DonaldS]

Hello;

The sharp eyed will recall that I posted a question here
before about Word 2002 and creating a template.

I received some replies; some very good replies, but I am
embarassed to say that I did not understand them. I could
understand a few little things within the answers but I did
not comprend the entire answer. The answers were perfectly
correct in their substance but I am a very new newbie to
Word 2002, so the answers went way over my head.

It could be that I did not describe my problem well enough.

My original question had to do with Templates, creation of
and subsequent usage.

A simple template can be created by using >View >Header and
Footer then typing in a Heading and even the page number
that will appear on every subsequent page of the document.
No problem. simple.

But, (here's the twist) I need to have a ruled line over
and under that heading, running from edge of page to edge
of page and a double lined rule along the left side of the
heading, running from top to bottom of page.

My description of the ruled lines is more complicated than
it sounds.

||
||--------------------------------------------------
||Heading here 1
||--------------------------------------------------
1 ||
||
2 ||
||
3 ||
||
4 ||

and so on, up to 25 lines, double spaced.

I actually created such a template and it looked real good
- until I used it.

When typing in the data, on each line, things went well.
When I reached line 26th, it moved on to the next page
(excellent) -- it carried the heading and the line numbers
on to the next page exactly as I wanted, but alas, it did
not carry the ruled lines.

Does anyone have enough knowledge of MS Word 2002 to help
me create that template as described? I will share my
payment for creating such a template - which would be
exactly 0$. I'm (trying) doing this for a friend.

Thanks for any help that may be provided.

Regards,

DonaldS

P.S. I hope the little ascii example above comes through
okay. I'm not sure how this Newsgroup handles indention,
spacing, etc.

 

[Bill Foley]

All you have to do is to use the Line icon on the Drawing toolbar to create
your line. Right-click your toolbar area and make sure a checkmark is next
to the "Drawing" toolbar (usually at the bottom of screen). Go into your
header, click the "Line" icon, place your cursor at the top of your page
(while still in the Header) and drag down (holding the SHIFT key to get a
straight line).

Once the line is drawn, there is another icon on the toolbar (called
LineStyle) that you can click and select the double-line type.

Does that work for you? If not, send me a direct reply (take out the
EATSPAMANDDIE) and I will fix it up for you. Won't take but a second.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Your rule needs to be in your header or footer (even though it is on the
side and does not actually appear in the header or footer).
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Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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[DonaldS]

Thank you guys.

I am working dilligently at the solution to my legal
template problem, using the suggestions you have given me.

I'll post here, when I come up with that solution.

Regards and thanks again,

DonaldS

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Glad to have helped.

You might try running the pleading wizard and examining the resulting
document for ideas. That is how I ended up developing my pleading templates.
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[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Glad to have helped.

You might try running the pleading wizard and examining the resulting
document for ideas. That is how I ended up developing my pleading templates.

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I would like to try that but I have no idea how to run "the
pleading wizard".

Thank you,

DonaldS

 

[DonaldS]

I had originally asked:

I need to have a ruled line over and under that heading,
running from edge of page to edge of page and a double
lined rule along the left side of the heading, running
from top to bottom of page.

=== The Reply ===========================================

Your rule needs to be in your header or footer (even though it is on the
side and does not actually appear in the header or footer).

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Excellent suggestion. It worked! (for the horizontal lines)
Thank you.

How exactly do I get the double ruled vertical line (top to
bottom of text) on left side of the document? (separating
line number and the line text)

Thank you again,

DonaldS

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Hi Donald,

First, no printer that I know of can give you a line from edge to edge
(whether those edges be on the sides or top and bottom). Most have no
problem giving you one that extends beyond the ordinary text margins for
most documents.

The ruled lines need to be created and saved in the header of your document.
If you have it set to have a different header on the first page, the lines
need to be in bothe the "header" and the "first page header."

Do you want the heading, itself, to repeat on each page?

Try creating a document using the pleading wizard and having rules and
numbered lines. Open up the header of that document and play with the
components. It may help you get what I am talking about.
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Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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